The Racer (film)

The Racer
The Racer
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kieron J. Walsh
Written by	Ciaran Cassidy; Kieron J. Walsh;
Produced by	Yvonne Donohoe; Katie Holly;
Starring	Louis Talpe; Matteo Simoni; Tara Lee; Iain Glen; Karel Roden;
Cinematography	James Mather
Edited by	Mathieu Depuydt; Nico Poedts;
Music by	Hannes De Maeyer
Production; companies	Blinder Films; Calach Films; Caviar Films;
Distributed by	Gravitas Ventures
Release date	March 13, 2020 (SXSW); September 9, 2020 (Belgium); December 11, 2020 (Ireland);
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Ireland; Luxembourg; Belgium;
Languages	English; French; Italian; Dutch; Spanish; Portuguese;

The Racer is a 2020 sports drama film. The film stars Louis Talpe, Matteo Simoni, Tara Lee, Iain Glen and Karel Roden.

Cast[]

Louis Talpe as Dominique "Dom" Chabol
Matteo Simoni as Lupo "Tartare" Marino
Tara Lee as Dr. Lynn Brennan
Iain Glen as Sonny McElhone
Karel Roden as Viking
Timo Wagner as Stefano Drago
Diogo Cid as Enzo
Ward Kerremans as Lionel Dardonne
Paul Robert as Erik Schultz

Production[]

In 2018, a film centering around the 1998 Tour de France, titled The Domestique and to be directed by Kieron J. Walsh and written by Ciarán Cassidy, was announced. Production was taken over by Blinder Films, with the movie receiving €800,000 funding through Screen Ireland, the Irish state development agency.^[1] The film has since been renamed The Racer and secured funding from Screen Flanders, the Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, the BAI Sound & Vision Fund, and RTE.^[2]

Release[]

It premiered at the 2020 South by Southwest.

References[]

^ Shortall, Eithne (22 July 2018). "Tour de Dopage film The Domestique passes test for Screen Ireland funding". The Times. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
^ Clarke, Stewart (29 July 2019). "First Look at 1998 Tour de France Film 'The Racer'". Variety. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

External links[]

The Racer at IMDb

[1] Shortall, Eithne (22 July 2018). "Tour de Dopage film The Domestique passes test for Screen Ireland funding". The Times. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[2] Clarke, Stewart (29 July 2019). "First Look at 1998 Tour de France Film 'The Racer'". Variety. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

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